Prescriptive Psychotherapy A Practical Guide to Systematic Treatment Selection [Hardcover]

This is a brief but highly detailed and useful reference book for professional psychotherapists. It is ideal for practicing clinicians whose jobs involve the selection of appropriate therapeutic procedures for various patients.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction to Prescriptive Therapy
2. Training Objectives and Rationale
3. Patient Evaluation
PART II: TREATMENT PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES
4. Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship
5. Adapting Treatment to Patient Level of Impairment and Coping Style:Part I
6. Adapting Treatment to Patient Level of Impairment and Coping Style:Part II
7. Adapting Therapy to Patient Resistance Levels
8. Adapting Therapy to Patient Level of Distress and Impairment
9. Summary and Conclusions
APPENDICES
A. STS Therapy Process Rating Scale
B. Prescriptive Therapy Adherence Scale
C. Client's Emotional Arousal Scale
References
Index

How can we sum up this valuable work? Rather than being a manual, it is more a guide for a therapist who wishes to incorporate the best that research has to offer with the flexibility and creativity that practitioners see as vital to success. As such, it is also a good example of the local clinical scientist in action, and I applaud its inentions and eagerly await further updates on this project. --Psychotherapy Research